 Fighting to Save Children in Africa
by Raga
S. Elim, Ph.D., Chairman, Capital District Committee on International Understanding
The more money we raise, the more African children we can save. We will keep
you updated on our progress towards our goal of
$25,000 by means of the thermometer shown to the
left. As of today we have raised $1675. Donations
toward this Initiative are tax deductible....more
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Local
Key Club Featured in Video
by
Nicole McDermott
 Watch
this inspiring video featuring the Key Club of West Springfield High School in West Springfield,
Virginia, which is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Tysons
Corner, Virginia, in the Capital District...more
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Botetourt Club/Education Center Charity Partnership Marks 20 Years
by
Clarence Renshaw, President, Botetourt Kiwanis
 Thanksgiving
2008 marks the twentieth anniversary of a special relationship
between the Kiwanis Club of Botetourt, the students at Botetourt
Technical Education Center, and more than 600 grateful people
in Botetourt County. For the past two decades, the students
and members of the community service organization have joined
together to help make Thanksgiving and Christmas brighter
holidays by collecting and buying food to present to needy
individuals and families in the County...more
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Recently
the Capital District Board of Trustees voted to discontinue
the printed version of the Capital Builder. This decision
comes on the heels of a recent survey to which many club
members responded with some excellent arguments both
for and against doing away with the Capital Builder...
The
Arlington Club's first meeting of 2009 on Wednesday, January
7 at noon will feature former White House Chief of
Staff, the Honorable Andy Card (right). Mr. Card not only
served President George W. Bush in the White House but
served
his father, President George H. W. Bush in the White House
as
well as Secretary of Transportation. Clubs are invited
to interclub at the Arlington Club on this auspicious day.
Arlington
has a great buffet that is still only $10. We meet at the
Knights of Columbus, 5115 Little Falls Road, in Arlington.
Please let Warren Kane, warrenkane@aol.com, know that you
are coming so that adequate preparations can be made.
